Cake-griddle.



G. W. PROBST.

CAKE GRIDDLE.

APPLICATION F-ILED IUNE 4, 1914.

1,166,0?6.. Patented Dec.28,1915.

cuLuAunA PLANOGRAPH 420., WASHINGTON u c GEGRGEW. PROBST, OFLOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAKE-GRIDDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Application filed June 4, 1914. Serial No. 843,072.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn W. PnoBsT, a citizen ofthe United States,res1d1ng at Lock Haven, in the county of Clinton and State beneath the body portion of the griddle will not be cooled off bythe application of the batter to the griddle. f

7 Another object of the invention is to provide a pan cake griddle which will cook evenly and without burning, this result be.- ing accomplished by reason of the fact that the body portion of the griddle is provided in its lower face with an air chamber.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for directly controlling the passage of air through the air chamber which exists below the body portion of the griddle.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 shows in top plan, one form of griddle con structed in accordance with the present in vention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa transverse section showing a modification; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan depicting a modified form of griddle; Fig. 5 is a cross section of the structure delineated in Fig. 4c.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown a griddle comprising a body 1 equipped around its periphery with a depending flange 2 and an upstanding flange 3. The depcndingflange 2 serves to define an air chamber 4 beneath the body 1 of the griddle. Projecting from the body portion 1 of the griddle or from one of the flanges 2 or 3 are studs 5 supporting a swinging bail 6. Projecting from one side of the griddle and formed integrally with the periphery of the body 1 and the flange 3 is an upstanding, laterally extended lug 7 having an opening 8 adapted to receive an ordinary cold handle (not shown) to toe end that the griddle may be manipulated like a stove lid. An air outlet 9 passes upwardly through the lug T and is controlled by a damper 10 mounted to slide on the upper face of the lug T and connected with the lug by means of a pivot element 11. In the flange 2 at a point diametricallyopposite to or remote from the outlet 9 is an air inlet opening 12 controlled by a damper 1e vertically movable upon the cuter faces of the flanges 2 and S and supported upon a pivot element 15. 7

As shown in Fig. 3, the body portion of the griddle is denoted by the numeral 16, the upstanding flange is shown at 17 and the depending flange is shown at 18. In this form of the invention, the openings 9 and are dispensed with.

Referring to Fig. lof the drawings, the

body portion of the griddle is shown at 19, 1

the depending flange 20, the upstanding flange at 21 and the air chamber at 22. The studs are shown at 23 and support the bail 24. The lateral lug shown at and is provided with an opening 26 adapted to receive a lid litter, the outlet opening being shown at 27 and being controlled by a damper 28. The inlet opening is shown at 29 and is controlled by a damper 30 as before. In this form of the invention, battle plates 31 project in opposite directions from the depending flange 20 into the chamber 22 and are formed integrally with the body portion 19 of the griddle.

It is of course understood that the griddle may be of any desired size or shape, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Owing to the fact that the griddle includes a depending flange, such as the flange 2, the body portion 1 of the griddle is spaced I apart from the stove lid. Consequently when a mass of cold batter is placed on the body 1, the stove lid is not cooled oil and the baking operation proceeds without marked interruption. Further, the flange 2 1 14c and 10. Owing to the fact that the out- 7 that the air chamber is provided beneath the griddle, and owing to the fact that the temperature of air in the air chamber may be' regulated by shifting the positions oi the dampers.

As'clearly understood by those skilled in the art, the upstanding flange 3 constitutes a means for retaining the batter on the body of the griddle. Further, the opening 8 if desired, may be employed for hanging the griddle up on a wall.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A, pan cake griddle comprising a body having a depending flange defining a compartment, and provided with an upstanding, batter-rota ining flange, the depending flange having an opening communicating with the compartment and the upstanding flange having an opening communicating with the compartment, the openings being spaced circumferentially of the body.

2. A pan cake griddle comprising a body having adepending flange defining a compartment, and provided with an upstanding,

batter-retaining fiange, the depending flange having an o enin communicatin With the 40 V o t: a:

compartment-and the upstandingfiange having an opening communicating with the compartment, the openings being spaced circumferentially oi the body; and dampers controlling the openings.

3. A pan cake griddle comprising a body having a depending flange defining a coma partment, and provided with an upstanding, batter-retainingflange, the depending flange having an opening communicating with the compartment, and the upstanding flange having an opening communicating with the compartment, the openings being spaced circumferentially of the body, the body be ing provided with depending, terminally Vel'ldPPGCl baffles projecting inopposite di-v rections from opposed portions of the'de pending flange, the baffles being located between the openings.

A pan cake griddle comprising a body having a depending marginal flange and equipped with an upstanding lug having an opening connnunicating with the sp'ace bounded by the flange of the body, the flange being provided with a second opening, (55 spaced'from the first specified opening, and communicating with the space defined by the flange and the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

esonon W; PRoBs'r-J Witnesses i l IsAAo Rnarnnnonn, RoY S. Pnons'r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0; i 

